Now our state leaders can do the same for the Okefenokee Swamp, which is threatened by mining today, by passing the Okefenokee Protection Act. The time is now. Time is running out in this Georgia ...
Click here for the full story. Part 5: The question looms: What’s next for the Okefenokee Swamp? The next few years could mean big changes in south Georgia. The Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge could ...
RELATED: ‘The swamp tells a story’: The past, present and possible future of the Okefenokee Swamp The Environmental ...
A pair of bills that would keep mining from expanding at least temporarily near the Okefenokee Swamp got an audience before state lawmakers this week, but their fates are not certain as a key ...
Georgia House lawmakers are considering two bills that would ban mining near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. Proponents of the ban argue that mining would damage the swamp's ecosystem and ...